Far Out Recordings have rediscovered original Azymuth demo recordings from 1973-1974, pre dating any previously released studio recordings, and they will be releasing an album of these demos later this year.For these two exclusive Hideaway shows the band will be playing some of the material from these early demos and will be joined on stage by the legendary Marcos Valle. The demos feature some of the band’s very early hits and the recordings will be released in a series of LPs and CDs.All tunes feature Jose Roberto Bertrami, to whom this one off tour is a tribute and are some of the earliest works of the band covering their essential, unique style.

Marcos Valle

Throughout his astounding six decade career, infiltrating pop, bossa nova, samba, delicate psychedelia, jazz and funk, Marcos Valle has consistently shown a dogged determination to transcend the traditions and structures of bossa nova, whilst never veering away from the movement’s inherent, fundamental spirit. To some extent, his epithet ‘the original Rio beach boy’ is a handy one: it reflects the origin and character of his often sun-soaked sound, but expounding his importance in the lineage of Brazilian music, he is more discerningly known as ‘the renaissance man of Brazilian pop’. He is indeed one the very greatest and most important composers, arrangers, writers and performers in Brazil.

Event Preview: We Out Here Festival (Abbots Ripton, Cambridgeshire; Thursday 25th to Sunday 28th August 2022)


Gilles Peterson, renowned explorer of lesser publicised but ground-breaking and tasty music, is back with his festival We Out Here. Curated by Peterson himself, it will be hosted at the end of August in beautiful Cambridgeshire fields around a wild lake. It’s a place to discover new music and celebrate…

Artists: Azymuth , Bcuc , Emma-Jean Thackray , Gilles Peterson , Secret Night Gang , Zoe’s Shanghai

Event Review: Jazz:Re:Found Festival (Turin, Italy; 29th November to 3rd December 2017)

Embraced by the Alps Mountains in the North-western area of Italy, Turin is a city marked by its aristocratic past and industrial history. This contrast best represents the city’s multiple facets: richness and poverty, innovation and tradition, history and modernity all living together in one place. This blend and mix…

Artists: Azymuth , Bradley Zero , Casino Royale , Chassol , Cory Henry & the Funk Apostles , Goldie , James Senese , Jameszoo , Lefto , Moses Boys , Motor City Drum Ensemble , Nicky Siano , Peggy Gou , Roni Size , Tama Sumo , Technoir , Thundercat

Interview: Ivan Conti, Azymuth – Music for the Present Future (October 2017)

Azymuth are a rare gem in today’s music world. They have been around for almost half a century and they seem not even a bit tired of making music and travelling the world with it. Rising from the fervent Rio music scene of the ‘60s, they enlightened the world with…

Artists: Azymuth